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US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

A baby born to a brain dead mother: this is the horror of abortion bans | Moira Donegan

Adriana Smith's body was maintained on life support for months after her brain death due to her pregnancy, raising ethical and legal concerns.
Parenting
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

An Extraordinary Compromise of Medical Ethics

The case of Adriana Smith raises alarming ethical questions about the treatment of brain-dead patients in light of Georgia's LIFE Act.
#abortion-laws
fromJezebel
1 month ago
Parenting

Georgia Takes Brain-Dead Woman Off Life Support After Using Her Corpse as Incubator

Women
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

Georgia Woman Being Kept Alive To Maintain Pregnancy, Family Was Not Given A Choice

Adriana Smith's tragic case highlights the intersection of brain death, pregnancy, and restrictive abortion laws that disregard family choice.
Atlanta Braves
fromABC7 Chicago
2 months ago

Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

Georgia's abortion ban impacts medical decisions, as a brain-dead woman remains on life support to protect her unborn child.
fromJezebel
1 month ago
Parenting

Georgia Takes Brain-Dead Woman Off Life Support After Using Her Corpse as Incubator

Women
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

Georgia Woman Being Kept Alive To Maintain Pregnancy, Family Was Not Given A Choice

Adriana Smith's tragic case highlights the intersection of brain death, pregnancy, and restrictive abortion laws that disregard family choice.
Atlanta Braves
fromABC7 Chicago
2 months ago

Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

Georgia's abortion ban impacts medical decisions, as a brain-dead woman remains on life support to protect her unborn child.
more#abortion-laws
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Baby delivered from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia

"He's expected to be okay. He's just fighting. We just want prayers for him." - April Newkirk on baby Chance.
US news
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Baby of brain-dead Georgia woman on life support delivered via C-section

Adriana Smith, declared brain-dead, was kept on life support until her baby was born, raising ethical concerns about reproductive rights.
fromwww.bostonherald.com
1 month ago

Baby delivered from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia

A woman declared brain dead gave birth via an emergency cesarean section, sparking discussions on medical ethics and state law regarding life support.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Dear America: women's bodies are not state property | Tayo Bero

Georgia law on abortion complicates medical ethics in cases of brain death, exemplified by the tragic situation of Adriana Smith.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

A brain-dead woman's pregnancy raises questions about Georgia's abortion law

"Let me be plain: this is a grotesque distortion of medical ethics and human decency. That any law in Georgia could be interpreted to require a brain-dead woman's body to be artificially maintained as a fetal incubator is not only medically unsound, it is inhumane."
Atlanta Braves
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Fetus of brain dead Georgia woman kept alive due to abortion ban is growing, says family

Georgia's law on fetal personhood results in a brain-dead woman being kept on life support to carry her pregnancy.
#medical-ethics
US news
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Brain-dead pregnant woman's case spurs questions about medical consent

Legal and ethical issues arise when caring for a brain-dead woman who is pregnant after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago
OMG science

Using brain-dead people for medical experiments: The new debate at the frontier of bioethics

Using brain-dead bodies for medical experiments could significantly advance research into lethal diseases.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Brain-dead pregnant woman's case spurs questions about medical consent

Legal and ethical issues arise when caring for a brain-dead woman who is pregnant after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
OMG science
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Using brain-dead people for medical experiments: The new debate at the frontier of bioethics

Using brain-dead bodies for medical experiments could significantly advance research into lethal diseases.
more#medical-ethics
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